- patsy
- noun (C) AmE informal someone who is easily tricked or deceived, especially into taking the blame for someone else's crime
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
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patsy — (n.) fall guy, victim of a deception, 1903, of uncertain origin, possibly an alteration of It. pazzo madman (see PATCH (Cf. patch) (n.2)), or south Italian dialectal paccio fool. Another theory traces it to Patsy Bolivar, character created by… … Etymology dictionary
patsy — ☆ patsy [pat′sē] n. pl. patsies [prob. altered (after Patsy, nickname for PATRICK1) < It pazzo, crazy ] Slang a person easily imposed upon or victimized … English World dictionary
Patsy — f, m Irish and English: pet form of PATRICIA (SEE Patricia) or PATRICK (SEE Patrick). It is generally a female name; as a male name it is almost completely restricted to Irish communities. Its popularity does not seem to have been seriously… … First names dictionary
Patsy — Patsy, Patty englische Koseform von → Patricia … Deutsch namen
patsy — [n] fall guy boob*, chump, doormat*, dupe, easy mark*, fool, goat*, gull*, pigeon*, pushover*, sap*, scapegoat, schmuck*, sitting duck*, stooge, sucker, victim, weakling; concept 412 … New thesaurus
patsy — ► NOUN (pl. patsies) informal, chiefly N. Amer. ▪ a person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
Patsy — Infobox Given Name Revised name = Patsy imagesize= caption= pronunciation = PAT see gender = Female; sometimes Male meaning = Noble (i.e. a patrician) region = north England, Scotland, Ireland origin = Latin Patricius related names = Patricia… … Wikipedia
patsy — [[t]pæ̱tsi[/t]] patsies N COUNT (disapproval) If you describe someone as a patsy, you mean that they are rather stupid and are easily tricked by other people, or can be made to take the blame for other people s actions. [AM, INFORMAL] Davis was… … English dictionary
patsy — UK [ˈpætsɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms patsy : singular patsy plural patsies mainly American informal 1) someone who is blamed for something that they did not do 2) someone who is stupid and can be tricked easily … English dictionary
